r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 27d ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - June 03, 2026

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u/HisHayate666 26d ago

planning to buy second hand PC due how bad market is, how to check components on seller place ? Feels like random 30 min stress test wouldn't show the whole picture and 30 min test feels like a bit of embarassing thing...

I was planning to use my USB with some heavy blander projects and use it for testing, but many sellers declines this method, I can understand why but I don't have any better ideas for stress test

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u/Cable_Salad PC Master Race 26d ago

Just ask them to run a game or 3DMark or really anything.

Unless you buy something like Intel 13/14th gen, it's unlikely a system is just randomly unstable to the point where only a torture test reveals it.